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Why Halloween is Important to Nonfiction Writers

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Today is October 31st. Yes, it’s Halloween, but that’s not all. To me, and to thousands of nonfiction writers, the last day of October has importance because it means we have just one day left to prepare for the start of the fifth annual Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge. Now “preparing for WNFIN” means something different to me than…
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Check Out WINFIN 2011’s Expert Bloggers and Special Features

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At long last I’m ready to reveal to you the list of 2012 WNFIN expert bloggers and some additional special features you can take advantage of this year as a participant. I already told you about the book giveaway contest. I’ll be choosing someone who plans on writing a complete book manuscript in 30 days to win a copy of…
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Why You Don’t Need to Worry About SEO and Keywords

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I coach a lot of writers and authors who want to (1) begin blogging, (2) develop more effective blogs or (3) blog a book so they get discovered by an agent or publisher. In all three cases they inevitably ask me how to search engine optimize (SEO) their blog and use key words in their blog posts. I usually say…
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How Badly Do You Want to Become an Author?

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Many opportunities arise that afford aspiring authors the chance to drop the world “aspiring” and replace it with “published.” That’s right–to become published authors–or, simply, authors. The problem is that most aspiring authors don’t jump at those opportunities. Why? More often than not, writers live in a lack consciousness. They say, “I can’t go to the conference, take the course,…
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Sign Up for Write Nonfiction in November and Win a Free Book

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Many of you who have been following this blog for the last year or more know that it has a sister blog called Write Nonfiction in November, affectionately called WNFIN. Although you can read the great posts at WNFIN all year long, like Sleeping Beauty (or maybe Rip VanWinkle), it lies “dormant” almost 11 months of the year, only “waking…
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Sign-In to Write Nonfiction in November and Win a Free Book!

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This year WNFIN offers an actual contest. No, I will not be counting your words. I will not be checking to see if you have finished the project you said you were going to complete in 30 days. However, I will be looking at all the projects described by those WNFIN participants who ACTUALLY SIGN IN here and choosing someone…
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How Do You Know the Truth?

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Memoirist and creative nonfiction writers constantly ponder the question, “What is truth?” And they struggle with their truth vs. the truth of those about whom they write as well as the truth as they remember it—or believe it. How can you know the truth? One way is to learn from other memoirists and creative nonfiction writers who have struggled with…
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Rate of Blog-to-Book Deals Reaches Past Heights

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In my last post at my other blog, How to Blog a Book, I discussed the reality that numerous blogs continue to land publishing contracts and become books–enough to constitute an ongoing trend, in spite of what some industry experts have previously stated. Actually, I disclosed that the number of blog-to-book releases in October 2011 alone, at least from what…
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Change the World One Book at a Time: How to Make a Positive and Meaningful Difference with Your Words, will teach those who want to write for change how to produce books that serve as potent tools for transformation.

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